to sniff is a form of:
Sniff
noun
- 1.
- (An act or sound of sniffing, intake of breath that can be heard) loud sniff ការហឺតខ្លាំង
Example: To shift perfume, Take a shift of this perfume, Anong shiffed at my attempt to be funny.sniff of pepper ការហឺតចូល
verb — past tense: sniffed ; past participle: sniffed ; present participle: sniffing ;
- 1.
- (INTRANSITIVE) (1. a. To inhale a short, audible breath through the nose, as in smelling something. b. To sniffle. 2. To use the sense of smell, as in savoring or investigating: sniffed at the jar to see what it held) បញ្ចេញខ្យល់តាមច្រមុះមើលងាយ, sniff at (danger) មើលងាយ
- 2.
- (TRANSITIVE) (to draw up sit audibly through the nose, to express (disdain, skepticism, etc) by sniffing, to small [a substance] by sniffing) ស្រូប, ហុត, ស្រង់ក្លិន, sniff the air ហិត (ឮស្នូរ), sniff cocaine ហឺត, sniff a flower ថើប
ENGLISH MEANING
noun
- 1.
- The act of sniffing; perception by sniffing; that which is taken by sniffing; as, a sniff of air.
verb — past tense: sniffed ; past participle: sniffed ; present participle: sniffing ;
- 1.
- (TRANSITIVE) To draw air audibly up the nose; to snuff; -- sometimes done as a gesture of suspicion, offense, or contempt.
- 2.
- (TRANSITIVE) To draw in with the breath through the nose; as, to sniff the air of the country.
- 3.
- (TRANSITIVE) To perceive as by sniffing; to snuff, to scent; to smell; as, to sniff danger.